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[[File:Láminas 8 y 9 del Códice de Dresden.jpg|thumb|upright 1.3|''Dresden Codex'', pages 10 and 11]]
The '''''Dresden Codex''''' is a thirteenth or fourteenth-century book and is the oldest surviving book from the Americas. The [[codex]] was rediscovered in the city of Dresden and is how the [[Maya civilization|Maya
The pages are {{convert|8|in|cm}} high and can be folded like an accordion; when unfolded the codex is {{convert|12|ft|m}} long. It has [[Mayan hieroglyph]]s and refers to an original text of some three or four hundred years earlier. It describes local history, customs, and traditions and also has mathematical astronomical tables and religious references related to calendars.
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