perhaps woodcut illustrations? Dover has a whole series of books in this style.

Try searching the illustrations at http://www.istockphoto.com/ using keywords like "Victorian frame." They've got some nice illustrations there, available as editable EPS files and really cheap.

I think that these are called engravings (or etchings, as orso says in his post) rather than woodcuts. Line engraving, steel engraving, drypoint, etc. Try typing these names into Wikipedia for more info on each technique.

In addition to istockphoto, some Dover titles now come with a CD containing image files which you can copy to your computer and use in your work.

Another great source for this type of art is The Complete Encyclopedia of Illustration: 100% copyright-free images arranged by category.

Dover is where I found the Victorian Name. Another person said Baroque, which was close.

Dover is where I found the Victorian Name. Another person said Baroque, which was close.

http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&safe=off&client=safari&rl...

I would class that more as Rococo or Late Baroque.

Tim

many of the images in dover collections are victorian copies of older designs. the styles get reinterpreted in curious ways. some of them, for example, are pen and ink copies of what was originally an engraving, which in turn was a rendition of a sculptural element.
others appear to be originally engraved. it's a real grab-bag.

perhaps there's a term for this translation phenomenon. multi-stylistic generation loss ?
the Heck book is a wonderful example; it's full of them. some are quaint, others horrendous, still others apparently more original.

these frames look like victorian renditions of baroque styles, perhaps not copied, but "inspired-by".

if i was going to label them i would make up a hybrid: victorian baroque mock-engraved framing ornaments. yikes! a bit unwieldy...

if i was going to label them i would make up a hybrid: victorian baroque mock-engraved framing ornaments. yikes! a bit unwieldy…

You left out "heraldic"!