An interesting look at a Maya book that predates the Conquistador reign in the Americas, the “Códice Maya de México”:

Only four known Maya books have survived both Spanish colonial destruction and the passage of time. Created in the 11th or 12th century, the Códice Maya de México (the Maya Codex of Mexico) is the oldest of these works and the only one to predate the arrival of the conquistadors in the 16th century…Here, myth and astronomical knowledge converge, offering a glimpse into a complex worldview rich with insights into how ritual and the cosmos shaped life in Maya society.