Book:Alcuin of York/Propositiones ad Acuendos Juvenes/Historical Note

Historical Note on, often attributed to
It is not known for certain who actually wrote , but is a distinct possibility.

takes the view that it is better to attribute it to somebody than leave its authorship completely anonymous, and is as good a guess as any.

It first appeared in approximately the $9$th century.

The versions provided here are taken from the translation by, with commentary provided by and , in its $1992$ publication.