%0 Journal Article %T Runic inscriptions as instances of proto-books %A Chruszczewski, Piotr P. %J Studia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis %V 2009 %N Volume 126, Issue 1 %P 25-31 %@ 1897-1059 %D 2009 %U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/studia-linguistica-uic/artykul/runic-inscriptions-as-instances-of-proto-books %X The paper argues in favour of understanding a certain number of runic inscriptions carved on stones as culture-dependent instances of Scandinavian proto-books, for they fulfill precisely the same functions as contemporary books.