What is the name of the Maya codex held in Paris?

The Maya codex held in Paris is the Paris Codex. It is one of the few surviving pre-Columbian Maya books and is kept by the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris, where it is catalogued as Mexicain 386.

The manuscript is also known as the Codex Peresianus, or sometimes the Codex Pérez. It is a folded screenfold book made from bark paper and covered with Maya hieroglyphs and painted images. Unlike a historical chronicle, it is chiefly concerned with ritual knowledge, calendrical cycles, ceremonies, and deities.

The Paris Codex is especially valuable because most Maya books were destroyed during and after the Spanish conquest. It was reportedly acquired by the Bibliothèque Royale in 1832 and later rediscovered in poor condition in the library. Scholars compare it with the Dresden, Madrid, and Grolier codices, but those names refer to different surviving Maya manuscripts. The Dresden Codex is particularly famous for its astronomical tables, while the Paris Codex preserves ritual and calendrical material.