The designs of the Junicode roman characters are based on a 17th-century typeface design used at the
Oxford University Press, also known as Clarendon Press. Peter Baker based the Junicode roman design on those used in
George Hickes'
Linguarum Vett. Septentrionalium Thesaurus (1703–1705), naming the typeface Junicode ("Junius Unicode") after
Franciscus Junius, who had commissioned the original typeface used for the Anglo-Saxon texts in that volume, "Pica Saxon". The designs represent an intermediate stage between earlier 16th century typefaces (such as
Garamond) and later 18th century typefaces (such as
Caslon). The Junicode roman character design shares a number of features with these earlier and later typefaces. Junicode has an individual
Greek typeface, Foulis Greek. The design is a traditional revival as well. It is based on the Greek Double Pica cut by
Alexander Wilson (c. 1714–1786), a Scottish
doctor,
astronomer, and typefounder. Wilson's typeface was used in 1756–1758 for a renowned edition of
Homer's epics (the
Iliad and the
Odyssey), printed by
Robert Foulis and
Andrew Foulis of the Foulis Publishing House and printers to the
University of Glasgow. The characters previously included in Junicode font, since version 1.000, moved into a separate font. ==Origins and uses==