The <mensur> element is provided for the encoding of mensural notation. The @slash attribute indicates the number lines added to the mensuration sign. For example, one slash is added for what we now call 'alla breve'.
<elementSpec ident="mensur" module="MEI.mensural">
<gloss xml:lang="en">mensuration</gloss>
<desc xml:lang="en">Collects information about the metrical relationship between a note value
and the next smaller value; that is, either triple or duple.</desc>
<classes>
<memberOf key="att.common"/>
<memberOf key="att.facsimile"/>
<memberOf key="att.mensur.log"/>
<memberOf key="att.mensur.vis"/>
<memberOf key="att.mensur.ges"/>
<memberOf key="att.mensur.anl"/>
<memberOf key="model.eventLike.mensural"/>
<memberOf key="model.staffDefPart.mensural"/>
</classes>
<content>
<empty/>
</content>
<remarks xml:lang="en">
<p>The <gi scheme="MEI">mensur</gi> element is provided for the encoding of mensural notation.
The <att>slash</att> attribute indicates the number lines added to the mensuration sign. For
example, one slash is added for what we now call 'alla breve'.</p>
</remarks>
</elementSpec>