The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will decide this month whether to include a book on traditional Korean medicine in its world heritage list.

The Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea said Monday that the U.N. agency will deliberate on whether to include the “Donguibogam” on its Memory of the World Register during a July 29th meeting in Barbados.

If the medical book is added, South Korea will have a total of seven items registered on the UNESCO list, including the "Hunminjeongeum", a manuscript promulgating the Korean writing system.

UNESCO's Memory of the World Register is a list of library and archive collections of global significance. It was established in 1992 to preserve and promote pieces of documentary heritage that are of universal value.

The “Donguibogam” was compiled by Heo Jun, a Joseon Dynasty royal doctor in 1613. The encyclopedia documents the evolution of medicine in East Asia and elsewhere. The Korean government designated the 25-volume collection as a national treasure in 1991.