[Ethlyn didn't think specialized instruments to handle aged paper were something that even existed--being as she is from the kind of setting that will have archaeology done about it rather than having a lot of time for it themselves.]

Let's have a look. [She gently lifts the journal out and places it with equal care onto the desk so she can have a rummage around the drawers.] I wouldn't have thought about special instruments in the first place. Still, there might be something...

[Something turns out to be a yellowed plastic case whose faded leters proclaim it to be an eyeglass repair kit. Another cracked and flaking case nearby holds the glasses themselves... the screwdrivers and tweezers in the kit are rusty, but otherwise intact.]

You think this would do?