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The late Elizabeth Leader was a keen student of Folklore, especially that of Somerset, and took a great interest in Mrs Maltwood's researches into theGlastonbury Zodiac. Whilst attending talks at the home of Mrs Von Harten, she met

Janette Jackson who was also interested in this locality, especially in the work of FrederickBligh Bond who had supervised the excavations at Glastonbury Abbey. Miss Leader introduced Keith Critchlow ARCA, Architectural Lecturer in Arts, History and Structure, to abook The Canon by William Stirling. He considered that the contents, involving a system of measures relating to sacred structures that were no longer taught in schools, meritedfurther investigation.

 At this period Miss Leader was working in the office of Commander G.J. Mathys whobecame interested in the subject and suggested how to set up an organisation to promotethe traditions relating to the Isle of Avalon and other matters. The Research Into Lost

Knowledge Organisationwas founded in May 1969 with Commander Mathys as Chairman,Janette Jackson as Honorary Secretary and Elizabeth Leader as Archivist, with founder members, Keith Critchlow, John Michell and Professor Mary Williams. Anumber of other distinguished members gave valuable support in the founding and the subsequent runningof the Organisation.

R.I.L.K.O. became a registered charity in 1974 and we were honoured when Professor  Alexander Thom B.Sc., D.Ac., M.A., Hon L.L.D., Professor of Engineering Science OxfordUniversity, accepted the position of Professor Emeritus. He retired in 1981 and we werefortunate to have as his successor the late Mr John C. Irwin FRSA., FRAS., FRAI., FSA.,former First Keeper of the Oriental Section at the Victoria and Albert Museum. In 2004 thelate John Michell, the distinguished scholar and writer about ancient traditions, and also aR.I.L.K.O. founder member, graciously accepted the position of Professor Emeritus.

R.I.L.K.O, the Research Into Lost Knowledge Organisation is a charitable educational trustwhose members study hidden knowledge in myth, legend, number geometry, art, music,architectural proportion, megalithic structures and the geomantic layout of cities andlandscape.

R.I.L.K.O - BOOKS PUBLISHED OR REPUBLISHED

In accordance with the aims of the Charitable Educational Trust, R.I.L.K.O. has published, or republished, a number of books on subjects of interest to individuals studying myth, legend, number 

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geometry, art, music, architectural proportion, megalithic structures and the geomantic layout of citiesand landscape, as follows:

1969 GLASTONBURY - A STUDY IN PATTERNSEdited: Mary WilliamsPaperback. Out of print. Originally published 1969) 

1971 BRITAIN - A STUDY IN PATTERNS Edited: Mary Williams(Paperback. Out of print. Originally published 1971)

1972 THE MYSTERIES OF CHARTRES CATHEDRALLouis Charpentier (Paperback. £8.95 Published 1966 - Currently in print and available from RILKO here)

1974 THE CANONWilliam Stirling(Paperback. Out of print. Originally published 1897;First published with Garnstone 1974; then RILKO 1981) 

1977 GEMATRIA: A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION OF THE CABALAF. B. Bond & T. Simcox Lea(Paperback. Currently in print and available from RILKO here. £7.95 First Published 1917) 

1981 AN ARCHITECTURAL HANDBOOK OF GLASTONBURY ABBEYFrederick Bligh Bond(Paperback. Currently in print and available from RILKO here. £5.95 First Published 1909)

 1985 THE APOSTOLIC GNOSIS - Part TwoF. B. Bond & Thomas S. Lea(Paperback. Currently in print and available from RILKO here. £6.95 First Published 1919)

1985 GLASTONBURY - HER SAINTSLionel Smithett Lewis(Paperback. Currently in print and available from RILKO here. £5.95 First Published 1925)

1984 THE MABIN OF THE MABINOGIONMorien O. Morgan(First published c 1900 as THE ROYAL SON OF STONEHENGE AND AVEBURY. Published in paperback by RILKO in 1984. Out of print.)

1986 OEDIPUS JUDAICUSSir William Drummond(Paperback. Currently in print £9.95 First Published 1811)

1987 THE ANCIENT SECRET: IN SEARCH OF THE HOLY GRAIL Flavia Anderson(Paperback. Out of print. Originally published 1955)

1990 GLASTONBURY & BRITAIN - A STUDY IN PATTERNSEdited: Mary Williams(Paperback. Currently in print £8.95 Originally published 1990)

If you wish to purchase any of the out-of-print R.I.L.K.O. publications click here to try AbeBooks, a useful online source for used, new, rare and out-of-print books . 

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