The Codices-Dresden-Grolier-Madrid-Paris

The word "codex" refers to a manuscript volume. The name derives etymologically from the Latin "caudex" meaning trunk of a tree, wooden tablet, book, code of laws (Oxford English Dictionary, CD-ROM version 3.0, 2002). The term has been applied to Mesoamerican hand-written books. There are four (or three) Maya Codices, or fragments of Maya Codices, that are extant in somewhat readable form. They are commonly called the Dresden, the Madrid and the Paris Codices (named for the cities where they are currently kept), and the Grolier (named for the Grolier Club of New York City, where it was first exhibited). There are still some Mayanists who dispute whether the Grolier is real or fake; hence the statement "there are four (or three) Maya Codices…"

The Codices:
     The Dresden Codex
     The Grolier Codex
     The Madrid Codex
     The Paris Codex

Maya Hieroglyphic Writing:The Ancient Maya Codices-Randa Marhenke